69. The Same Page

It's morning in the Santiago/Casagrande household. Ronnie Anne walked downstairs to get some breakfast, but she wasn't herself this morning, she's tired from the nights that she and her older brother Bobby were on night patrol as Surge and Armor. They may have kept the city safe, but it comes at a cost for the lack of sleep.

Once Ronnie Anne reaches the table and sits, Rosa has already made her a 3 cheese omelet. "Morning sweetie." Rosa said and placed her breakfast in front of her granddaughter.

"Morning Abuela." Ronnie Anne said with a yawn. She looked over at Bobby and saw him with his face in his cereal. Rosa saw this as well and proceeded to slam her spoon on the table.

"ROBERTO!" Rosa shouted causing Bobby to jolt up. "No sleeping at the table."

"Sorry Abuela." Bobby said as he wiped the milk and cereal off his face.

"That's the 8th time you fell asleep at the table. What were you doing last night?" Rosa asked.

"Late night workouts." Bobby lied.

"Well you need to stop it!" Rosa scolded. "You need your sleep. Both of you. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes Abuela." The two answer in unison.

"Good." Rosa said. "Now who wants more flapjacks?"

Later at the Bodega, Ronnie Anne is stacking some canned food on the shelves until she hears muffling in the next aisle. She sighs and walks to the source of the sound and sees Bobby stuck in the freezer.

"If I had a nickel for everytime this happened." Ronnie Anne sighed and walked to the freezer door and frees her older brother.

"How the hell do you keep getting trapped in there?" Ronnie Anne scolded.

"I don't know. Maybe I'm cursed or something?!" Bobby scolded back.

"Niños stop fighting." Hector shouted from where he was stocking shelves. "The last thing I need is you two arguing in front of the customers."

"Sorry Abuelo." Bobby and Ronnie Anne say in unison.

"I know you two are tired but I need you to be on the same page." Hector continues. "My papi always said that if people aren't on the same page, things go wrong. So you two need to work together and act civil to finish the job."

"Yes Abuelo." Bobby And Ronnie Anne said in unison.

"That's my grandkids. Maybe one day you'll be telling your kids that." Hector said and walked away to get back to work.

Ronnie Anne and Bobby blushed at the thought of kids but they shook the blush away when they heard the door open. "Sounds like a customer." Bobby said. They head over to the door to see Luna with the twins, Lisa and Lily. "Oh hey Luna!" Luna looks up and sees the Santiago siblings.

"Sup dudes. We're just here to get some snacks for the you know what." Luna said.

"Gotcha." Ronnie Anne said.

"No meat!" Lana said out of nowhere.

"Um what's up with her?" Bobby asked.

"Lana has become a vegetarian." Lisa explains. "After becoming the animals that we normally eat, she has decided to swear off meat."

"Good for you Lana." said Bobby. "So what's new on your end guys?"

"We're about to increase our efforts on hunting down Surge and Armor." Lisa answered. Bobby and Ronnie Anne stiffened a little when Lisa said that.

"Um uh why?" Ronnie asked.

"It's time for those two to be taken down." Lola said as she smashed her fist into her palm.

"But shouldn't you guys be hunting down the Terror Crew or Xander?" Bobby asked.

"Don't worry dude." Luna assured him. "They're next. But we figured that they'd be easier to hunt down."

"Because they come out at night?" Ronnie Anne asked.

"That and they're attire is so lazy." Lola said. "A scarf and a beanie oh please."

"But what makes you think they'll come out?" Bobby asked.

"They'll show up alright." Luna said. "And when they do they'll rot in the Dungeon in the remainder of their days."

Ronnie Anne and Bobby gulped as the Louds continued to gather their stuff with Luna giving Lily a lollipop. "Um, don't you guys think it's a little harsh to throw them in the Dungeon?" Bobby asked. The Louds look at each other and laugh.

"Honestly we're doing them a favor." Lola said.

"Yeah, Linc and Lynn are itching to get their hands on them." Lana said.

"Indeed. If it wasn't for Lori convincing them that the Dungeon is a better option, who knows what my elder brother and fifth eldest sister would do." Lisa added. "Especially after what they did with Steve Rukes."

"Anyways, we gotta roll." Luna said. "Later dudes." Luna pays for the snacks and walks out with her younger sisters right behind her.

"So what happened to Steve Rukes?" Bobby asked nervously.

"Lincoln and Lynn beated the living crap out of him and gave him a wedgie." Ronnie Anne explained.

"Sorry I asked." Bobby sighed. "Now what do we do? The L-Crew ain't gonna rest till they catch Surge and Armor." Bobby then gets an idea. "I got it! We just gotta prove to them that we're heroes!"

"And how do we do that?" Ronnie Anne scoffed.

"By going after the Terror Crew!" Bobby answered.

"That's a horrible idea." Ronnie Anne said in monotone.

"Think about it. They're looking for us, we find the Terror Crew, the L-Crew finds us and sees that we're Heroes." said Bobby.

"Or the L-Crew finds us. We lose our friendship and relationships with them, our family will be ashamed of us, while wearing orange jumpsuits in a maximum security prison." Ronnie Anne said.

"At least I'm doing all the thinking." Bobby said.

"Bobby, that's not thinking that's throwing our lives away!" Ronnie Anne argues. "The Terror Crew are four of the most dangerous criminals in Royal Woods. Not only that, three of them are considered level nine metas and Candyman is a psycho."

"You're disagreeing with me? The girl who killed Nuke in the nuts?" Bobby said.

"Look, I'll admit that I caught him by surprise." Ronnie Anne said. "But Nuke is different now! You didn't see him in the Terror Crew's last fight with the L-Crew. He was crazy!"

"Look I get it you're scared. But we have two choices either we get on the L-Crew's good side by hunting down the Terror Crew or get locked up behind bars." Bobby said. "There is no third option sis."

"I'm not scared I'm smart!" Ronnie argues. "Squatch decimated Lynn in their first meeting then proceeded to dominate the rest of the L-Crew when they tried to fight him. And Johnny damn near killed Lincoln and bested Lori!"

"Ok smarty pants what's your great idea?" Bobby asked.

Ronnie Anne thinks about it and realizes she's got nothing. "Fine. We'll go after the Terror Crew." Ronnie Anne groaned.

"Alright, then it's settled." said Bobby. "We take down the Terror Crew and prove to the L-Crew that we are heroes."

"If we don't make it, I'm never speaking to you in the afterlife." Ronnie Anne stated.

"Noted." Bobby said.

Surge and Armor sat in an alleyway with Armor sitting on his motorcycle and Surge sitting on a dumpster. "Ok, so how do we find their hideout?" Armor asked. "You were kidnapped by them once, do you remember where their hideout was?" Surge thinks about and shakes her head.

"Nuke teleported everyone to the hideout so I couldn't tell you where it was." She explained.

"Well that bites." Armor groaned when he remembered something. "I heard from a couple friends of mine that the Terror Crew run a bunch of gangs. They sell drugs, weapons, cars and other stuff."

"Ok but how does that help us find them?" Surge asked.

"Simple. The Terror go to each of their 'businesses' to go collect the money." Armor answered. "So, we find out where their dealers are."

"We find the Terror Crew." Surge finished. "Let's roll."

Surge and Armor arrive at the docks to see several cases of weapons in them. Some were even hi-tech. "Look at this stuff." Surge whispers.

"I know. C'mon, let's go see where the Terror Crew collect the money." Armor said. They sneak around the docks where they see a gathering of thugs and in front of them stood Squatch and Candyman.

"This money is a little less than usual." Squatch growled. "Slow sales?"

"W-w-well, you see we um o-o-ordered a pizza last night so we used some of the money to pay for it." A thug stammered. Candyman shakes his head and starts wagging his finger at him.

"Tsk tsk tsk. Bad for form." Candyman scolded. "Using our money for pizza."

"We're sorry Mr. Candyman." Another thug said.

"We don't collect apologizes." said Squatch. "We collect money."

"Perhaps we should show our friends what happens when you spend our money on things." The Candyman suggested.

"Excellent idea." Squatch growled. He grabs the lead thug by the throat and lifts him up. "Now, how much did you spend?"

"A couple hundred." The thug choked out.

"What do you think of that Willy?" Squatch asked.

"No good." Candyman responded.

"Agreed." Squatch said. "Now where did you get the pizza?"

"Luigi's." The thug choked out as Squatch squeezed a little harder. Squatch then turns to Candyman.

"Is that the new place Downtown?" He asked.

"No it's the new place Uptown." Candyman answered.

"That solves that. What else did you order?" Squatch asked.

"A few drinks." The thug answered while being choked. "And some garlic knots."

"Any left?" Squatch growled.

"Yes." The thug answered.

"Just kill him already!" Another thug begged.

"Willy!" Squatch called.

"On it." Candyman said before shooting the thug in the head with his cane. "No interruptions please."

"Thank you." Squatch said. "Anything else we want to know?"

"Yeah right behind you!" Another Thug shouted.

Squatch and the Candyman looked behind them and see Surge and Armor in battle stances.

"I'm sorry to say this to you Trick or Treaters, but it's not Halloween yet." The Candyman said.

"We're not trick or treaters. We're Surge and Armor and we're gonna ask you to put that guy down." Surge said.

"Sure." Squatch said before squeezing the thing's neck which resulted in a loud snap. Squatch then drops the thug who lays motionless.

"Dear God." Armor gasped. "We're gonna take you down!" He then leaps up only to get backhanded out of the air by Squatch which sends him flying into Surge.

"Well that was a waste of time." Squatch said. "We're out of here. We expect extra money next time. We're also taking the rest of this pizza as compensation." He grabs the pizza and Candyman with the money and leaps off.

"Come on! They're getting away!" Surge shouted as she got back up.

"Hold on." Armor said. "Let's just follow them but at a distance. That's our best chance of following them to their hideout."

"Ok that sounds like a good idea." Surge said.

Nuke and Johnny sat on the couch watching the Detroit Lions game and they were getting into it. "C'mon! Tackle him! Tackle him!" Johnny shouted. "He's right there!"

"My grandmother can tackle better than these dumbasses!" Nuke shouted.

"Yeah and she's dead!" Johnny added. They then get excited. "Interception!"

"Run man run!" Nuke shouted. "Touchdown!"

"Tied game baby!" Johnny said. Squatch and Candyman then walk in with Squatch placing the pizza on the coffee table.

"What'd I miss?" Squatch asked.

"The Steelers were in the lead. But now the Lions and the Steelers are tied." said Johnny.

"Sweet." said Squatch. "At least it's better than our arms dealers spending our money on pizza."

"I hope you set an example." Johnny said not taking his eyes off the T.V.

"I did, I snapped his neck and bitch smacked Armor." said Squatch.

"Armor?" Nuke repeated. "What's he got to do with anything?"

"Just trying to fight me , but I dealt with him and Surge." Squatch said.

"I also killed another one of our dealers who tried to rush Squatch's torture." Candyman added.

"Ok so we're down two dealers? No big deal." Nuke shrugs.

"Exactly. Let's just sit back and enjoy the game." Squatch said. Suddenly Surge and Armor come crashing through the window. "Damn it."

"Told you on the way back we should've made sure they were dead." Candyman said.

"I knocked them out cold anyway." said Squatch. "I thought they wouldn't follow us."

"Guess again furball!" Surge shouted as she aimed her hands which are glowing with golden energy.

"Oh look, someone with energy powers." Nuke said sarcastically before coating his own hand in energy, twice as much as Surge. "You're just second rate kid. Now get lost. We don't want any girl scout cookies."

"We're not selling anything. We're here to kick your butts!" Armor said. The four look at each other then at the two then back at each other before finally laughing.

"Why are they laughing at us?" Armor asked.

"I think the fact they want to fight us?" Surge whispered back.

"Look, don't take this the wrong way but you two aren't worth our time." Johnny said.

"Not worth your time?" Surge asked.

"You two just stop bank robbers." said Squatch.

"No. We also saved people from the great inferno." said Armor.

"You mean Firecracker's hellfire?" Squatch asked.

"Uh yeah. That." Surge said.

"Yeah right." Johnny scoffed.

"But we did!" Armor argued.

"Look kids, just run along so we can enjoy the game." Squatch said. "This is the final play and there's one minute left." The four then go back to watching the game. Surge let's out a small growl.

"DON'T IGNORE US!" Surge shouted. She then fires a energy beam that hits the T.V. "Oops." The Terror Crew don't say anything as they stare at the destroyed television. They then look at the two siblings with a look of fury.

"The Lions were about to make the biggest play in the game and you destroyed our flatscreen." Nuke said with venom in his voice. "You two are dead!"

"Now we have their attention." Armor said.

"That might not be the best thing Armor." Surge said.

"Why?" Armor asked right before he is uppercutted by Squatch and sent flying out of the base.

"That's why!" Surge shouted. "Carlota could of seen that coming." She muttered under her breath.

Nuke runs up to Surge, but Surge dodges the punch and fires an energy blast at Nuke's face. The Candyman turns his cane into a sledgehammer and has an devilish smirk on his face.

"You children will feel some sweet pain!" Candyman said as he swung his hammer at Surge who dodged it only to get hit by Nuke.

"You think you're a proper energy user?" Nuke growled. "You're second rate!" Outside Squatch was tossing Armor around like a doll.

"Get up punk." Squatch growled. "Think you're so tough then get up." Armor grabs a trash can and hits Squatch in the head which stuns him.

"How'd you like that?" Armor said right before he was shoulder tackled by Johnny Speed.

"Got to cocky kid." Johnny said. He grabs Armor by his shirt and starts rapidly punching him all over before dropping him on the ground and kicking him across the alley.

"That hurt." Armor groaned as Surge landed next to him to try to help him up.

"We gotta go!" Surge said. "Now!" Armor looks over and sees the Terror Crew approaching. Surge then blasts the ground which kicks up dust which allows the two to escape. Once the dust clears, the Terror Crew see that they're gone.

"Oh dear. They got away." Candyman said.

"Don't worry boys." Johnny assured them. "They won't get far."

In a alleyway in the city, Surge and Armor were hiding behind a abandoned car and they were arguing.

"You just had to blow up their TV!" Armor shouted.

"It was an accident! Besides I was being Squatch's new punching bag!" Surge shouted. "I had to deal with Nuke and the Candyman."

"So what? I had both Johnny and his hairy brother!" Armor shouted back. "So who had it worst?"

"Ugh. This is your fault!" Surge said before kicking Armor in the shin. "Fight the Terror Crew you said. It'll be no problem you said. Now we pissed off four of the most dangerous criminals in Royal Woods!"

"Oh please. Your overreacting." Armor said before they heard a loud thud. They peek from behind the dumpster and see the Terror Crew in the middle of the street.

"Surge and Armor get your asses out here now!" Johnny shouted. "You think you can walk into our hideout, destroy our flatscreen and then walk away? Yeah, no. So here's what's going to happen, you two are gonna crawl out of whatever hole you're hiding in and take your beating. And if you don't, let's just say a lot of people are gonna get hurt. So heroes and I use the word lightly, what's it gonna be? Come out and die or hide and let others die? You got five seconds."

Surge and Armor both hid behind the dumpster. "Well I guess this is the end for us." said Armor.

"Looks like it." Surge said. They peek out again and see the Terror Crew still in the same spot.

"Time's up!" Johnny shouted. "Alright boys, let's have some fun."

"I wouldn't be so sure Johnny." The four turn and see the eleven members of the L-Crew.

"Well ain't this a surprise." Johnny said. "It's been a while L-Crew. I don't remember the last time we saw you. Nuke didn't you see them last week?"

"Yeah, I was saving Candyman." said Nuke. "While Supercharged."

"What are you kids doing here? Isn't it passed your bedtime?" Squatch mocked.

"We're here to take Surge and Armor to the Dungeon." Speed Queen answered. "And since you four are here.l, you can tag along with them."

"As tempting as that sounds, we're in the middle of something." Johnny said. "So we'll have to postpone."

"Not happening Johnny." Firecracker said. "We're taking you four down now."

"You know what, I'm still angry about missing the end of the Lions game." Squatch growled. "So if you runts want a fight, you won't hear me complain."

"Indeed boys." Candyman said. "Let's have a sweet fight."

"So you are working with the Terror Crew." Amplifier accused.

"Correct I am working with the Terror Crew." The Candyman admits. "I supply my new friends with the new drug that gives them a boost."

"We even had Payback, before you locked her up." Johnny growls.

"Enough talk!" Nuke shouted. "Let's go!"

Both teams charged at each other and began their fight. Ms. Appear forms a forcefield hammer and smacks Squatch in the face. Nuke fired some energy blasts at Amplifier, but she teleports around the blasts. The Candyman turns his cane into rifle and aims at Parkour.

"This'll be sweet." The Candyman said.

"Try it bub!" Parkour challenges. Candyman starts firing his rifle but the bullets bounce right off her.

"Well isn't that sour." Candyman said. Parkour then runs up and hits him in the gut. Nearby, Johnny was running around avoiding Firecracker's fireballs.

"You ain't gonna touch me kid!" Johnny taunted. "And this time when I kill you, I'll make sure you're dead!"

"Fat chance!" Firecracker said.

Then Speed Queen tackled Johnny Speed to the ground. "Watch the movement, not the mouth!" Speed Queen smirked.

"So we having another dance blondie?" Johnny taunted as he and Speed Queen wrestled on the ground.

"Seems like it." Speed Queen smirks only to suddenly get grabbed by her costume and tossed aside. She looks up and sees Squatch. "You're interrupting Squatch."

"Don't really give a damn to be honest." Squatch growled. He then raises his arms and brings them down with Speed Queen barely getting out of the way.

Parkour then picks up a car and throws it towards Squatch, but Squatch catches the car but Firecracker snaps his fingers and the car explodes in front of Squatch's face.

"What a dumbass." Firecracker smirked. However that was short lived when Nuke fires energy shots at Firecracker, but Firecracker dodges some of the shots until he gets hit by the last one.

"Who's the dumbass now?" Nuke taunted before getting hit from behind by an ice blast from Black Ice.

"You are." Black Ice said before getting smacked by Candyman's cane turned mace.

"Perhaps you should cut your bangs!" The Candyman said right before getting shocked by Amplifier.

"And maybe you should watch your back dude." Amplifier counters before getting kicked by Johnny.

"Take your own advice Amplifier." Johnny mocked. Amplifier gets back up charged up her fists.

"Let's rumble bro." Amplifier challenges.

Johnny smirks and charges towards Amplifier, but she teleports out of Johnny Speed's way and then shoots a lightning bolt at Johnny Speed's back. "Damn it!" Johnny grunted. He gets back up and charges towards Amplifier again.

"Too slow dude." Amplifier taunted. Johnny growled and charged again but Amplifier teleported away. However Johnny was ready and ran back to where he originally was. Amplifier appears but is shocked to see Johnny no longer there. She turns around where she gets hit with a left hook from Johnny.

"How'd you like that?" Johnny taunted. "Hey Mike, how you doing?" He looks over and sees Squatch with Multiple Girl and her clones all over him.

"Get off me!" Squatch roared.

"Like, no way." Multiple Girl said. "We're totes taking you down!"

"By the way, your hair is really soft." Clone two days. "What conditioner do you use?"

"Head and Shoulders!" Squatch shouted and bursts free from the grasps of Multiple Girl and her clones. But Squatch gets smacked in the face by Crystal Princess' crystal buster and then again in the gut. Wildgirl in rhino form charges towards Squatch and rams him in the gut.

"Nice one." Crystal Princess said.

"Same on your end." Wildgirl replied.

"Tell me what you think of this!" Nuke shouted before blasting the two. Crystal Princess blocks one blast but Wildgirl gets hit. Crystal Princess is about to fire crystals but Johnny runs by and grabs her, carrying her off.

"Who wants some?" Nuke challenges. He is then hit by a mailbox. He looks and sees Prodigy with several objects floating around her.

"I would you neanderthal!" Prodigy said.

"What you call me?" Nuke asked.

"A Neanderthal." Prodigy said and threw the floating objects towards Nuke. Nuke blasts some of the objects with his energy blasts.

"I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S A NEANDERTHAL!" Nuke yelled as he fired a blast at Prodigy who levitated out of the way. Meanwhile, Candyman and Black Ice were clashing blades.

"So why did you join the Terror Crew?" Black Ice asked.

"Simple. It's best for business." Candyman responded as he swung his cane sword at Black Ice. "And I'm all about business." He then kicks Black Ice away and turns to face Greenthumb. "Oh aren't you a cute one." Candyman picks her up and tickles her stomach causing her to giggle. "You're lucky I like babies." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a lollipop. "Here you go." Greenthumb grabs the lollipop greedily and starts sucking on it as Candyman puts her down. He then forms a hammer. "No hard feelings." Greenthumb just raises her hand which brings up a vine that sends Candyman flying.

"Nice one." Black Ice said in a monotone voice to Greenthumb. Greenthumb babbles something, but the Candyman appears again with his cane with a helicopter blades hovering off the streets. "Sigh."

"I got him!" Firecracker shouted.

Firecracker shoots several fireballs at Candyman who barely avoids them. Candyman then flies towards Firecracker and attempts to kick him but Firecracker avoids him with ease.

"Sky combat isn't my forte." Candyman said. "Squatch, a little assistance please!" Suddenly a truck coming flying up and hits Firecracker, knocking him out of the sky.

In the alleyway, Surge and Armor are listening to battle rage in the street. They take a peek out and see Nuke hitting Parkour hard in the stomach causing her to crash into a car. They then see Squatch punching Firecracker into the ground and Johnny hitting a knee to a kangaroo Wildgirl. They then look to see Candyman using his cane hammer to smash the ground and trip up Speed Queen.

"We can't just watch and let L-Crew die. We need to do something!" Surge said.

"How?" Armor asked. "In case you haven't noticed. We would either end up in prison or 6ft under the ground."

"I know the Terror Crew is strong which is why we needed a power boost." said Surge and pulled out two candy bars. "I stole these from their lair after you got bitch smacked by Squatch."

Armor grabs the two candy bars and tosses them aside. "We're not doing that." He said. "We don't need super drugs to fight. We're heroes and we don't cheat."

Surge thinks about it and sighs. "You're right. Let's do this the Hero way." said Surge. "But it case we don't make it, it'll be great to see dad again."

"Agreed." Armor said. "Ready?"

"I'm ready." Surge nodded as the two of them ran out to the street,

Back in the street the battle was getting more intense as neither side was giving in. Squatch stood over Ms. Appear as he smashed on her forcefield. "You can't hide in there forever!" Squatch growled.

"Sure I can!" Ms. Appear argues. "It makes sure I can't smell your BO!"

"She's right even the flies drop dead." said Johnny while he's beating up Speed Queen.

"That's besides the point!" Squatch shouted back.

"How do you live with them?" Parkour asked Nuke while avoiding a energy blast."

"Noise canceling headphones that we stole." Nuke answered.

"That and nose plugs." Candyman added before smacking Multiple Girl with his cane.

"Right!" Nuke said. "Now let's end this!"

He kicks Firecracker in the face and sends him sliding to where the rest of the L-Crew are standing. "This doesn't look good." Firecracker groaned.

"This is where it ends L-Crew!" Nuke shouted as he charged up his energy. "Now die!" He's about to fire his energy blast when several energy shots come flying out of nowhere which causes Nuke to lose focus. "What the hell?"

Surge is seen floating in the air with angry stare in her eyes. "Leave the Pryo alone!" Surge shouted and they continued to shoot energy shots at Nuke.

"Candyman shoot her down!" Nuke commanded.

"With pleasure." Candyman said. He aims his cane at Surge when he feels a tap on his shoulder. He turns around where he sees Armor.

"How's it going?" Armor said before hitting Candyman with a right hand that sends him flying.

"Squatch, you take down metal man. I'll take Surge in a trip in a vortex." Johnny said.

"You got it Johnny!" Squatch nodded and charged towards Armor, while Johnny ran towards Surge.

Johnny started running in circles around Surge until a vortex was created which started sucking her in. Surge then fired several energy shots at the ground that caused Johnny to slow down enough that the vortex disappeared.

"How'd you like that?" Surge mocked. Nearby, Armor was avoiding the onslaught being delivered by Squatch. Every time Squatch missed, Armor hit him some body shots.

"What's the matter Big foot? Feeling something you haven't felt in years?" Armor asked. "It's called pain!" Armor then punched Squatch in the face pushing him back.

"Damn it." Squatch growled as Johnny, Nuke and Candyman joined him. "Now I'm pissed."

"You ain't the only one." Johnny said. "But we ain't running yet boys. It's time we showed these two what happens when you mess with the Terror Crew and remind the L-Crew the same thing. Candyman, we could use something sweet."

"With pleasure." The Candyman said and handed the rest of the Terror Crew some chocolate bars.

"Not this again!" Parkour groaned.

The four members of the Terror Crew eat the chocolate bars. After a few seconds the four let out a scream as the three metas felt their powers increase and Candyman bulked up.

"Now this is more like it." Johnny said. "Now let's try this again." He suddenly disappears much to everyone's surprise.

"Where'd he go?" Speed Queen asked. Right after she uttered those words, Johnny appeared behind her.

"Right here blondie." He muttered before kicking her in the back.

Squatch roses and charges towards Parkour and grabs her to slam her to the ground, then throw her towards a van. Parkour gets back up and coughs up some blood.

"Oh crap." Parkour groaned in pain.

Nuke shoots an energy blast at Ms. Appear, she tries to shield herself with a force field, but the blast destroys the force field like it was nothing. Then fired another energy blast at Ms. Appear, causing her to fly towards a brick wall.

"Damn it." Ms. Appear groaned. "Also, it's been awhile since there's been a brick wall."

The Candyman picks up a damaged mailbox and smacks Black Ice with it. "It's time for you to lighten up!" The Candyman said as raised the mailbox for another strike until Black Ice shot an ice beam at the Candyman freezing him instantly.

"One down." Black Ice groaned. But as she got up an invisible force punched her in the face.

"Good luck trying to freeze me." Johnny said and kept running Invisible to the naked eye.

Black Ice tries to blast him but gets kicked to the side with a grunt. Johnny then walks up to the frozen Candyman and touches the ice. A few seconds later the ice melts and Candyman is free. "Thank you." Candyman said. "I see you're moving faster than the eye can see."

"And it feels great!" Johnny shouted and dashed off.

Speed Queen let out a groan as sat up. So far this day had been insane. First they're hunting down Surge and Armor, next thing they know they're fighting the Terror Crew. And to add to the insanity, Surge and Armor were helping fight the Terror Crew. She then stood up and winced in pain. She was pretty sure her ribs were broken and that they needed to finish this. "Soothsayer, the Terror Crew just took the drug. We need backup!" Speed Queen said through her watch.

"Petty is on his way!" Soothsayer replied.

"Good we're gonna need all the help we need." said Speed Queen as she cough blood on her fist.

She takes a step forward but stumbles a bit only to be caught by a pair of arms. She looks up and sees Armor. "Don't worry. I got you." He said.

"Why are you helping me?" Speed Queen asked. "You should be running away."

"And let you and your siblings die. Not gonna happen." Armor said.

Armor turns to run back but Speed Queen places a hand on his shoulder. "Who are you?" She asks. Armor hesitates and turns to face. He's about to answer when they hear a loud roar. They both look to see Petty and Tongri had arrived and were rushing into the battle.

"Looks like backup has arrived." Armor said before turning back to Speed Queen. "I promise we'll explain everything."

"Ok." said Speed Queen.

Tongri lunges at Candyman and bites his right forearm. "Bad kitty!" He shouted.

Petty punches Nuke and he flies towards a wall. Petty walks up to Amplifier and kneels down. "You ok?" Petty asked.

"Yeah big guy. I'm good." Amplifier said while cupping his cheek. "Now go kick butt."

"Yes mama." Petty said. He looks around the battlefield and sees Squatch battling Parkour and Wildgirl. With a growl, Petty approaches the three battling metas.

"Rubbor?" Squatch questioned until he gets punched in the face by Petty.

"No. Me Petty!" Petty shouted.

"I don't care who you are." Squatch growled. "I'm still gonna crush you."

Squatch charges towards Petty and punches him in the gut. "That tickles." Petty chuckled.

"Is the drug wearing off?" Squatch muttered right before Petty hits him with a axe handle to the head.

"No. He's just very durable." Parkour said.

Squatch grabs a truck and smacks Petty with it. But the last smack hits Petty to the ground. "Petty feels something." Petty said.

"It's called pain pinky." said Squatch.

"Me no like it!" Petty shouted. He then jumps onto Squatch and starts punching him in the head. Tongri then runs over and pounces on Squatch before biting his shoulder.

"I don't know how much I can take." Parkour groaned. "I mean it's nice that we actually have a decent fight but this is getting much."

"The only hope we have is that drug wearing off." said Wildgirl.

"I'll buy you some time." Surge said as her fists charged with golden energy. "You girls take a rest."

"How do we know we can trust you?" Wildgirl asked.

"Just do it!" The three turned to where Firecracker was trying to avoid Candyman's heat seeking missile. "Right now we have no choice but to trust them! We're exhausted while Surge and Armor are fresh. So any extra help is necessary!" Wildgirl and Parkour exchange a glance before nodding at Surge.

"We'll trust you for now. But after this is over, we're dealing with you." Parkour said.

"Too bad you won't get that chance." Nuke said as he slowly approached the three. "I don't know what that thing that hit me was, but I sure as hell know that I'm pissed. So now you're gonna die."

Surge glares at Nuke and fired some energy shots at Nuke, but Nuke dodges them. "Let me show you how a real pro does energy powers." said Nuke.

Nuke then fires a energy beam but Surge avoids it only to get hit by a energy fist. "Damn it." Surge muttered right before Nuke picked her up by her hoodie.

"Like I said. Second-rate." Nuke said. "I don't know why, but just looking at you makes me angry." As Nuke was holding her, Surge noticed that Nuke's energy was starting to fluctuate.

"His energy." Surge whispers. "The drug must be starting wear off."

"Now for the finishing kill!" Nuke said and when Nuke raises his fist, the aura around his body began to fade. "No! Not now!"

"The drug is wearing off." Parkour said. "Guys! The drug is wearing off!"

"Just what I want to see." Firecracker smirked as the Candyman loses all of his muscles.

"Oh dear." The Candyman gulps.

Squatch shakes off Petty and Tongri and is about to go after Multiple Girl when he feels his strength go back to normal. "Aw crap." He growled.

"It looks like you're totes weaker now." Multiple Girl said.

"Damn it!" Johnny shouted before backing away from Amplifier. "Nuke get us out of here." Squatch, Candyman and Johnny all gather around Nuke and place a hand on him. "This isn't over L-Crew. Enjoy this win. You won't get it next time." Nuke then teleported them away.

"Looks like they got away." Black Ice sighed.

"We'll get them next time." Ms. Appear said. "Now back to business."

"Putting these two in the Dungeon? Fine by me." Parkour smirked.

"Wait Parkour." Speed Queen said.

"What? Aren't we putting them in the Dungeon for robbing those banks?" Parkour asked.

"They didn't rob those banks they were stopping the robbers." said Speed Queen.

"That's what we've been trying to tell you!" Armor said.

"How can you be sure of that?" Firecracker asked.

"Because I'm trusting my instincts." Speed Queen said. "Now, how about you two tell us who you are."

Surge and Armor both think about and sighed. "How about we show you." Armor said as he removed his beanie and the metal disappeared off his body, while Surge removed her hood off and scarf causing the L-Crew to gasp.

"Bobby/Ronnie Anne!?" Speed Queen and Firecracker exclaimed.

"Hey guys." Ronnie Anne said nervously. The L-Crew exchange a glance before looking at Ronnie Anne and Bobby.

"Base. Now." Speed Queen orders.

At the base, Lori paced in front of the Santiago siblings while Soothsayer and Mr. Cuddles patched up the rest of the Louds.

"So for past few months, you two have been stopping bank robbers at night. Well that does explain why you two were tired." Lori said.

"I've been meaning to tell you babe. But I didn't think you would trust me after I told you." Bobby explained.

"I would still trust you. That's what a relationship is made of." said Lori.

"We're really sorry Lori." Ronnie Anne said. "We thought it'd be best if we kept it a secret for now."

"The fact is that you lied to us." Lori said. "I don't know what to do about this."

"Lori. Calm yourself." Lori turns and sees Soothsayer approaching her with the rest of the Louds following. "They ment no harm."

"No harm?" Lori asked. "They could of be harmed themselves or worst killed."

"Well we mostly handled bank robbers." said Bobby.

"Besides we managed to hold off against Jax. But Replicate helped too." Ronnie Anne added.

"YOU FOUGHT JAX!?" Lori exclaimed.

"Probably shouldn't have said that." Ronnie Anne said.

"How did you even get your powers anyways?" Lucy asked.

"When I was kidnapped by the Terror Crew, during the battle some of Nuke's power got absorbed into my body. I discovered my power when I blew up a fly." Ronnie Anne explained.

"A bit overkill. But they're annoying to swat." said Lola.

"My power came after you guys cured me from the Beserker. The morning after, I reached the doorknob to open the door, I didn't know that my hand absorbed the metal on the doorknob, I tried open the door, but I broke the doorknob." said Bobby.

"Hmmm perhaps I know what happened." Lisa said. "I believe that you two suffered from side effects of the cures I gave you two when you were turned into Ronzilla and Berserker. While I can't say for certain with Bobby, I believe that when Ronnie Anne was hit by that energy blast her body absorbed it which gave her energy powers."

"Well I guess that answers our question I guess." said Ronnie Anne.

"Or maybe it was a back up serum that Carol injected me with." Bobby theorized.

"It's possible, but it's 50/50." Lisa said.

"I'm amazed how you kept it secret from your family. Since you know they're overprotective." said Lincoln.

"It wasn't easy but we did." Bobby said. "So what now?" The Louds exchange a glance before looking back at the Santiago siblings.

"We'll discuss it tonight and let you know tomorrow." Lori said. "Now let's head out." Everyone begins to separate and as Lori walks to the exit, she stops beside Soothsayer. "You knew didn't you?"

"I did." Soothsayer answered. "But I didn't tell you because it wasn't my place."

"I get it." Lori sighed. "But can we trust them?" Soothsayer smiled.

"You already know the answer." Soothsayer answered. Lori flashed a small grin and walked out.

The next morning, Bobby and Ronnie Anne were walking into the base nervous. "So what do you think they decided?" Bobby asked.

"I'm not sure. The worst I can think of is get our hearts broken and send off to the Dungeon." Ronnie Anne answered. "Or take our powers away."

"I doubt that we'll happen Nei Nei." Bobby reassures his little sister. "I doubt they won't place us in the Dungeon."

"Well let's hope for the best." Ronnie Anne said. As soon as they walked into the base they saw the Louds, Soothsayer and Petty waiting for them. When they were in front of the Louds, Lori tosses them each a box. "What's this?"

"Open it." Lori says simply.

The Santiago siblings booth gulped nervously and opened it to reveal two new suits. "These are super suits?" Bobby asked as he held his suit which is dark green.

"Is this a trick?" Ronnie Anne asked.

"Of course not." Lori said. "If you're gonna work with us, you gotta look like you didn't just crawl out of a dumpster."

"Wait. Work with you?" Ronnie Anne repeated. "Are you?"

Lori nods. "I'm giving you a spot on the L-Crew." She said. "So, you in?"

"I'm so in." Ronnie Anne smirked.

"Well at least I don't have to run from you babe." Bobby said.

"I suggest you try on your new suits. Make sure they fit and all." Lori said. Both Bobby and Ronnie Anne walked into the bathroom to try on their new suits

A few minutes later the Santiagos siblings stepped out of the bathroom wearing their new super suits.

Ronnie Anne is wearing a dark violet bio suit with violet boots and gloves, a dark violet mask over her eyes and a hood over her head.

Bobby is wearing a dark green biosuit with short sleeves, dark green boots, dark green fingerless gloves and a dark green mask over his eyes.

"Fits like a glove." Ronnie Anne said.

"Looks good." Bobby agreed. "So what's our first job as members of the L-Crew?"

"Well your first job is to be suspended for three days for lying to us." Lori said. "But that doesn't mean you'll be bored. Soothsayer offered to help improve your fighting skills. They seem a little lackluster."

"Dang it." Ronnie Anne groaned.

"Well I guess we can learn some new tricks." said Bobby.

"And we understand that you won't be here all the time because of your work at the Bodega." Luna added. "But we'll make due."

"That's why we're making some changes." Lori said. "Leni and I both have jobs and Luan has her business. So we decided that not all of us have to be here at one time."

"Plus it'll be easier since there is so many of us." Lisa added.

"Not to mention we have hobbies and such." Lynn added.

"That's true Lynn." Lori nodded.

"Wait you still work at the arcade?" Lincoln asked.

"Only part time." Lori answered. "But it still pays decently enough. Then you add on the babysitting that we do. So this will make things simpler."

"Good, being a hero is a lot of work." Lola groaned.

"It's never easy Lola." Lincoln said.

"So we're all agreed?" Lori asks.

"Yeah we take turns doing hero work." said Lincoln.

"Good. Let's head home." Lori said.

Later that night, Soothsayer sat in his chambers pondering his vision. "Ronnie Anne and Bobby were not in my earlier vision. I must wonder if the vision is changed because of Ronnie Anne and Bobby joining the team. But then there's Petty and Tongri. Neither of them were in my vision of the L-Crew and their possible allies. I must wonder if there is a reason for that." He then feels a disturbance. "Another vision? So soon?" He closes his eyes and when he opens them he sees he's in the base. He thenhears sounds of battle happening around the base but no sign of the L-Crew. He looks around and sees Petty and Tongri facing off against some large figures. Six to be exact.

"Me will beat you." Petty growled with Tongri snarling in agreement. The two then leap at their opponents and the vision then ends. Soothsayer opens his eyes and finds himself back in his chambers.

"Another vision but this one I must wonder, is it apart of the other one or is Petty facing an entirely different foe?" Soothsayer questioned. "And was he fighting?"

The Louds have arrived at Lori and Leni's room and they all sat down. "Now I brought you all here for something important to tell you." said Lori.

"Relax Lori, we know it was you who ate the last cookie." Leni says.

"That's not it." Lori rolled her eyes, "This is about a vision that Soothsayer had."

"A vision?" Lynn asked. "What happened?"

"It's kinda hard to explain." Lori said while rubbing the back of her neck.

"Try." Lucy prompted. Lori sighs and then tries to figure out how to explain the vision to them.

"Ok. In the vision, we were fighting ourselves." Lori said. She then waits for her siblings to start freaking out and panicking before blaming each other. However, they only stared at her with blank looks on their faces or she assumed with Lucy.

"Huh?" Her siblings say in unison.

"We were battling ourselves?" Luan asked.

"What could this mean?" Lisa asked while rubbing her chin.

"Civil War? Like in that Captain America movie?" Lynn asked.

"I don't think so." Lincoln said. "What about clones? Maybe someone made evil clones of us."

"Normally I would say that beyond reality, but seen I hear that there sightings of aliens, cyborgs, and giant monsters it could be possible." Lisa explained. "I recall that we may have lost some blood during our battles with villains and such, or other D.N.A samples to obtain."

"Yeah and I wouldn't put it past Stuart or Mercer to try their hand in cloning us." Luna said. "But I honestly don't think that's it dudes. Soothsayer's vision usually come true not long after he has them."

"Ok then what do we do?" Lana asked.

"Yeah, how do we take care of this?" Lola added. "With Irate we started working on a reactor, with Jax we trained with the Eleven Masters. How do we prepare for this?"

"I have a theory, it was something I noticed from Soothsayer's vision while I was listening. He mentioned that it was just the eleven of us battling against our clones. Which means there's no Petty, Shadow Mistress, Surge and Armor. We can outnumber them." Lori explained. "But then again the vision isn't always correct like when I thought Lincoln would be burning Royal Woods."

"That is true, but visions could easily change also right?" Luan asked. "I mean Soothsayer said his visions show possible futures and this vision appeared before Ronnie Anne and Bobby joined the team. But I don't know what to say about Petty."

"Maybe Petty isn't part of the battle?" Lincoln said.

"Or he's dead." Lucy said in monotone which earned her a death glare from Luna. "Sorry. Just pointing out possibilities."

"Whatever the case will be we'll be ready for the evil clones." Lori said. "We could have more allies on our side."

"And then we'll kick their butts!" Lynn said with everyone else voicing their agreement.

"Ok. That's all for now." Lori told them. "We'll meet up again if Soothsayer gets more info."

"Ok/Got it!" The Rest of the Loud Siblings all replied.

"Motion is carried." Lori said right before she banged her shoe on the desk like a gavel.

Zachlor16: hey guys. So there you go. Surge and Armor are now L-Crew members and yes we're making some small changes to the L-Crew dynamic which should come into play in future chapters. Now there is something that we need to address. So some people don't seem to read the big letters that say no requests on the bottom of the summary. Look we're not interested in taking ideas right now . Also to ZBNT we're sorry for upsetting, it's just that we're not looking for another anti-hero right now.

Smoke: Yeah we keep telling you, but you see it as we want your ideas. Again no! We have our own ideas for Loud Heroes. I know we're coming off as greedy, but we appreciate that you have ideas, but we're not interested into taking your ideas for now. But we'll be lifting the banAlso to Mr. Luck you say that chapters 61 to 68 had zero action? They had plenty of action, plus when we focus on the characters, it's called character development, that's part of a story. If you want nothing but action just play a video game and skip the cutscenes. Also are you threatening us? That's real mature Mr. Luck. Bottom line if you don't like it, then don't read it. Good day sir. As for the good readers, please read and review.